Competitive Information for Swablu [Sword/Shield]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Swablu? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Swablu is pretty popular Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Swablu is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Swablu can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Swablu is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Sky Attack / Dual Wingbeat
- Outrage
- Play Rough
Physical Sweeper Swablu (Cloud Nine)
Swablu is an interesting Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Swablu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Swablu recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Cloud Nine, while Swablu is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
◆ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Swablu afterwards).
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Air Cutter
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Swablu (Cloud Nine)
Swablu is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Round) and increases Swablu's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Swablu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Swablu is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Swablu? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Sky Attack / Dual Wingbeat
- Outrage
- Play Rough
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swablu (Cloud Nine)
Swablu is a sensational Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Swablu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Swablu recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Cloud Nine, while Swablu is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
◆ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Swablu afterwards).
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Air Cutter
- Heat Wave
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
Doubles Special Sweeper Swablu (Cloud Nine)
Swablu is a decent Special Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Round) and boosts Swablu's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Swablu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Swablu is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Swablu learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Swablu can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Swablu
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Swablu's stats
- Agility
- Cotton Guard
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Swablu
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Swablu in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Swablu's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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